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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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